Independent Film and Television
Notable film and television productions that used the Canon 5D Mark II include (in order of release):
- The opening title sequence for the 35th season of NBC's Saturday Night Live, first broadcast on 26 September 2009. The camera, alongside the Canon 7D, was used due to its size, which allowed covert shooting on the streets of New York City, and depth of field capabilities, making it a suitable substitute for the series' usual 35mm film.
- The House episode "Help Me", broadcast by Fox on 17 May 2010, was shot entirely on the Canon 5D Mark II, replacing the drama's usual 35mm film format. Portions of the seventh season were also recorded with a 5D Mark II.
- The BBC Two comedy series Shelfstackers, first broadcast on 4 September 2010, is the first BBC programme to use the camera. The corporation had initially refused its use due to "lack of quality" but were persuaded otherwise by the series' director, Dom Bridges. All six episodes of the series were shot on the camera for a total budget of £160,000.
- The Road to Coronation Street, broadcast by BBC Four on 16 September 2010, is the first UK television drama to be shot on the Canon 5D Mark II. The drama's director of photography was impressed and plans to use the camera on the seventh series of the BBC One drama Hustle.
- The rebooted Hawaii Five-0 TV series is currently shot using Canon 5DmkII.
- Behzat Ç. Bir Ankara Polisiyesi, a Turkish TV series is being shot on Canon 5DmkII.
- The 2012 film Act of Valor was shot with the use of the Canon 5D Mark II.
- Marvel's The Avengers is reported to have some Canon 5D MkII shots.
- Department, a 2012 Bollywood movie, is reported to have been shot using Canon 5D Mark II
- ParaNorman, a 2012 3D stop-motion animated adventure horror film produced by LAIKA, Inc., was shot on sixty Canon 5D Mark II cameras.
- Faraway, a 2013 fantasy adventure film produced by Soliloquy Films LLC, was shot on a Canon 5D Mark II cameras in the Philippines due to its portability to remote locations.
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